Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods relating to intraluminal imaging are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intraluminal imaging device is disclosed. One embodiment of the intraluminal imaging device comprises a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The intraluminal imaging device further comprises an ultrasound imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The imaging assembly comprises a support member, a flexible substrate positioned around the support member, a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements integrated in the flexible substrate, and a plurality of control circuits disposed on the flexible substrate at a position proximal to the plurality of transducer elements. The plurality of control circuits has an outer profile that does not extend beyond an outer profile of the plurality of transducer elements.

Abstract: An interventional device includes a sensor interconnection region (101) for making electrical contact to a sensor (102) disposed on the interventional device. The interventional device includes an electrically conductive elongate shaft, a sensor strip (104), electrical conductors (105, 106), and an electrical shield layer (109). The electrical conductors (105, 106) extend along the sensor strip between a sensor region (111) and a window (112) within which the electrical conductors (105, 106) are exposed. The sensor strip (104) is wrapped around the elongate shaft (103) in a spiral such that the electrical conductors (105, 106) extend along the longitudinal axis (A-A?) within the window (112), and such that an electrical shield contact portion (109?) adjacent the window (112), the window (112), and an exposed portion of the electrically conductive elongate shaft (103?) beyond the wrapped sensor strip provide the sensor interconnection region (101).

Abstract: An acoustic imaging probe having an adjustable effective elevation length. The acoustic 5imaging probe has a transducer element, comprising a plurality of acoustic transducers, that is divided into a plurality of sets of adjacent transducers. A processing module controls how many sets contribute to an acoustic pulse emitted by the acoustic transducer element during an imaging process, to thereby adjust an effective elevation length of the acoustic imaging probe.

Abstract: An intraluminal ultrasound imaging device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The device also includes an ultrasound scanner assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The ultrasound scanner assembly includes a flexible substrate; a transducer region positioned on the flexible substrate; and a control region positioned on the flexible substrate, wherein the transducer region and the control region are radially arranged relative to one another. Associated devices, systems, and methods are also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electric components of interventional devices. In order to provide further miniaturization of medical interventional devices, an electric component (10) of an interventional device is provided. The component comprises a flat carrier base (12), at least one electric circuit (14) provided on a substrate (16) and at least one electric wire (18) connected to the electric circuit by a wire connection (20). The substrate is attached to the carrier base. Further, for the wire connection, the carrier base is provided with at least one opening (22) that is provided at least partly with a conductive edge portion (24), which edge portion is connected to the at least one electric circuit. Still further, the substrate is provided with at least one recess (26) aligned with the location of the at least one opening in the carrier base.

Abstract: An interventional device includes a sensor interconnection region (101) for making electrical contact to a sensor (102) disposed on the interventional device. The interventional device includes an electrically conductive elongate shaft, a sensor strip (104), electrical conductors (105, 106), and an electrical shield layer (109). The electrical conductors (105, 106) extend along the sensor strip between a sensor region (111) and a window (112) within which the electrical conductors (105, 106) are exposed. The sensor strip (104) is wrapped around the elongate shaft (103) in a spiral such that the electrical conductors (105, 106) extend along the longitudinal axis (A-A?) within the window (112), and such that an electrical shield contact portion (109?) adjacent the window (112), the window (112), and an exposed portion of the electrically conductive elongate shaft (103?) beyond the wrapped sensor strip provide the sensor interconnection region (101).

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods relating to intraluminal imaging are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intraluminal imaging device is disclosed. One embodiment of the intraluminal imaging device comprises a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The intraluminal imaging device further comprises an ultrasound imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The ultrasound imaging assembly comprises a support member, a flexible substrate positioned around the support member and including a proximal region and a distal region, the proximal region comprising a plurality of cutouts defining a plurality of substrate ribbons, a plurality of transducer elements integrated in the distal region of the flexible substrate, and a plurality of control circuits disposed on the proximal region of the flexible substrate.

Abstract: An intraluminal ultrasound imaging device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The device also includes an ultrasound scanner assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The ultrasound scanner assembly includes a flexible substrate; a transducer region positioned on the flexible substrate; and a control region positioned on the flexible substrate, wherein the transducer region and the control region are radially arranged relative to one another. Associated devices, systems, and methods are also described.

Abstract: An ultrasound device comprises an ultrasound head at a distal end of the shaft. Electrical circuitry for driving the ultrasound head includes circuit components mounted on a flexible carrier so that they do not require a fully rigid part of the device. The transducer aperture can then be made as large as possible for a given size of rigid substrate. A reduced rigid substrate length improves maneuverability of the device. The flexible component carrier is bendable in all planes parallel to the length direction so that it forms an end section of the shaft, and which can follow any desired path.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods relating to intraluminal imaging are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intraluminal imaging device is disclosed. One embodiment of the intraluminal imaging device comprises a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The intraluminal imaging device further comprises an ultrasound imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The imaging assembly comprises a support member, a flexible substrate positioned around the support member, a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements integrated in the flexible substrate, and a plurality of control circuits disposed on the flexible substrate at a position proximal to the plurality of transducer elements. The plurality of control circuits has an outer profile that does not extend beyond an outer profile of the plurality of transducer elements.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods relating to intraluminal imaging are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intraluminal imaging device is disclosed. One embodiment of the intraluminal imaging device comprises a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The intraluminal imaging device further comprises an ultrasound imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The ultrasound imaging assembly comprises a support member, a flexible substrate positioned around the support member and including a proximal region and a distal region, the proximal region comprising a plurality of cutouts defining a plurality of substrate ribbons, a plurality of transducer elements integrated in the distal region of the flexible substrate, and a plurality of control circuits disposed on the proximal region of the flexible substrate.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) die (100) is disclosed having a major surface delimited by at least one edge (102) of the IC die, said major surface carrying a plurality of electrically conductive contact plates (130) extending from said major surface beyond the at least one edge such that each contact plate includes an exposed contact surface portion (132) delimited by the at least one edge for mating with an electrically conductive further contact surface portion (230) on at least one further edge (220) of a body (200), said at least one further edge delimiting a cavity for receiving the IC die. An ultrasound probe including such an IC die and a method of providing such an IC die with contacts are also disclosed.

Abstract: In one example, a medical device system for at least one of delivery of electrical stimulation pulses or sensing of physiological signals, the system including an elongated carrier; and a thin film wound around the elongated carrier, wherein the thin film includes a plurality of electrical contacts, a plurality of electrodes located distal to the plurality of electrical contacts, and a plurality of conducting tracks, each of the plurality of conducting tracks providing an electrical connection between at least one of the plurality of electrodes and one of the plurality of electrical contacts, and wherein the thin film is wound around the elongated carrier from the distal end of the elongated film to the proximal end of the elongated thin film.

Abstract: A device (10, 10?, 10?) includes a light source (12) and a light detector (14) spaced from, and in communication with, the light source (12). An electronic processor (18) is programmed to compute pulse oximetry data from output of the light detector (14). A clamping member (26) is included, on or in which the light source (12) and the light detector (14) are disposed. The clamping member (26) is configured for attachment to a human body part with the body part disposed between the light source (12) and the light detector (14) such that light from the light source (12) passes through the body part to reach the light detector (14). The clamping member (26) is configured to attach to the body part by transitioning from a first stable state to a second stable state via a compression force applied to the clamping member (26).

Abstract: A device (10, 10?, 10?) includes a light source (12) and a light detector (14) spaced from, and in communication with, the light source (12). An electronic processor (18) is programmed to compute pulse oximetry data from output of the light detector (14). A clamping member (26) is included, on or in which the light source (12) and the light detector (14) are disposed. The clamping member (26) is configured for attachment to a human body part with the body part disposed between the light source (12) and the light detector (14) such that light from the light source (12) passes through the body part to reach the light detector (14). The clamping member (26) is configured to attach to the body part by transitioning from a first stable state to a second stable state via a compression force applied to the clamping member (26).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a consumable recognition system for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable containing a food substance for the preparation of a beverage by use of a beverage dispenser. To enable the recognition of placement and/or type of consumable in a simple, foolproof and easily implementable way the system comprises a plurality of magnetic and/or electric field elements (31, 32, 33, 301) for separately sensing a magnetic and/or electric field, wherein said consumable comprises one or more magnetically and/or electrically conductive elements (42, 51, 61, 71, 81, 82, 91, 92) and the sensed magnetic fields depend on at least one characteristic of the one or more magnetically and/or electrically conductive elements, a driver (34) for providing drive currents to said magnetic and/or electric field elements, and a signal processor (35) for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable based on the sensed magnetic and/or electric fields.

Abstract: The invention provides a water-activatable luminescent particulate material (1) comprising particles (100), wherein each particle (100) comprises a solid state light source (10) functionally coupled with a water-activatable battery (20) and a water absorbing shell (120) enclosing at least part of the water-activatable battery (20). The invention also provides a luminescent particulate material spray device comprising a container configured to host the water-activatable luminescent particulate material.

Abstract: A liquid immersion transfer process for applying electronics on a 3D object and a system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the process comprises providing a foil on a solid carrier in a foil provision stage, providing electronic wiring and an electronic component to the foil in an electronics provision stage, to provide said electronics, removing the solid carrier and arranging the foil on or in a liquid in a liquid application stage, and transferring the electronics to the 3D object in a transfer stage, as well as a 3D object obtainable by such process.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for the production of a 3D printed object (100), wherein the method comprises (i) a 3D printing stage, the 3D printing stage comprising 3D printing a 3D printable material (110) to provide the 3D printed object (100), wherein the 3D printing stage further comprises forming during 3D printing a channel (200) in the 3D printed object (100) under construction, wherein the method further comprises (ii) a filling stage comprising filling the channel (200) with a flowable material (140), wherein the flowable material (140) comprises a functional material (140a), wherein the functional material (140a) has one or more of electrically conductive properties, thermally conductive properties, light transmissive properties, and magnetic properties, and immobilizing said functional material (140a).

Abstract: When measuring SpO2 in a patient, a nasal oximeter is inserted into the patient's nose and comprises a source pad (14) and a detector pad (18) that are positioned at a predetermined location on either side of the nasal septum. The source pad and detector pad are biased toward each other to provide a clamping force on the nasal septum sufficient to permit SpO2 measurement without causing tissue necrosis. Clamping force is supplied by means of a spring type device, an expandable material, or the like.